August 08, 2007

Taking Iced Tea to a Whole New Level

You’re sitting motionless on the front porch but sweat still rolls down the back of your neck.Your clothes cling to your damp skin and the humidity shrouds you like a blanket.All is quiet save for the occasional passing truck and the constant hum of the fan which serves only to blow the hot air around but not to cool you down.Even the cat can’t be bothered to raise a paw and swat away the flies that buzz lazily about.It feels as though you’ll never be rid of this oppressive heat.Nothing is cold enough.The ice cubes in your lemonade dissipate as soon as they hit the glass and leave behind a watery residue as the only clue that they ever existed.You can actually see the heat waves shimmering on the horizon.It’s enough to drive a man crazy.If only there was something that could take away this fever, something to soothe your parched mouth.If only you had me to make you lemon iced tea sorbet.

Lemon Iced Tea Sorbet

3 cups water

1 ½ cups sugar

4 bags of Earl Grey tea

Juice and zest of 2 lemons

In a medium pan bring water and sugar to a boil and stir to dissolve the sugar.Add the tea bags and lemon zest, cover the pan, remove from heat and let sit for 20 minutes.Strain the mixture, add the lemon juice and chill until completely cold.Freeze according to your ice cream machine’s directions.

Jeff goes through so much Iced Tea... I'd love to do something like this just so he can enjoy it another way! What a great idea Brilynn. I second the "Arnold Palmer" suggestion to do half lemonade/half iced tea!

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Iced tea is a popular packaged drink. It can be mixed with flavored syrup,with common flavors including lemon, peach, raspberry, cherry. the most common among the these are lime and peach. Apart from this herbs are also sometimes served cold and referred to as herbal iced tea. It is also quick and easy. A cup of tea actually contains more of these compounds, called antioxidants, than a serving of any fruit or vegetable! And do watch the calories if you drink tea with added sugar.